Boys basketball

Century 58, Jordan (Utah) 57

    In three games in as many nights away from Pocatello, the Century Diamondbacks have become road warriors.

    But you wouldn’t know it watching their consistent intensity, especially the play of Malek Harwell, who posted 30 points in Century’s 58-57 win over Jordan.

    With 20 seconds left, Jordan had the ball looking to regain the lead. The D-backs knocked the ball out of bounds twice to force Jordan to reset. The potential game-winner fell short and the D-backs held on for the win.

    “I felt pretty pleased talking to the boys and telling them I was proud of them,” said Century head coach Cody Shelley. “Malek came out just relentless. He doesn’t get tired.”

    Century (3-2) hosts Rigby Friday.

Snake River 60, Aberdeen 34

    Off the shooting of two Keller’s Kade and Curtis, the Snake River Panthers ousted the Aberdeen Tigers 60-34 Saturday at Snake River High School.

    Kade Keller drained six field goals, five of them from behind the 3-point line, to collect a game-high 17 points. Curtis Harral was right behind with 15 points.

    “We shot the ball really well tonight,” said Snake River head coach Robert Coombs. “They played us a zone and we moved the ball around and shot from the 3-point line very well.”

    Snake River (3-0) travels across I-15 to take on Blackfoot Friday.

Preston 76, Marsh Valley 37

    Preston got off to a hot start and ran away from Marsh Valley 76-37 Saturday night in Preston.

    Led by 15 points from Kyle Lords, the Indians improved their record to 3-2 on the season.

    RJ Harris, who finished with 13 points, got things going for Preston.

    "RJ had a really good start," said Preston head coach Tyler Jones. "He hit back-to-back 3-pointers to start and he got us going. We fed off that first quarter."

    Austin Anderson scored a team-high 10 points for the Eagles. Preston outrebounded Marsh Valley 40-20.

    The Indians travel to Bear Lake Thursday.

Rockland 56, North Gem 51

    Rex Permann and Aaron Kirby both went hard in the paint for Rockland, each scoring 16 and lifting the Bulldogs to a 56-51 win against North Gem.

    But it took a while for Rockland to find its way.

    “North Gem kind of jumped on us at the end of that first quarter,” said Rockland head coach Scott Lish. “We were able to regroup in the second.”

    North Gem’s Cacht David scored a team-high 18 points.

    “It was close the whole way, and in a critical point of the game we missed free throws and they made them,” said North Gem head coach Charles Kator.

    Rockland (3-3) travels to Raft River Wednesday.

Grace 42, Raft River 35

    Justice Kap’s 13 points capped off a 42-35 Grace win over Raft River despite a sluggish game from the Grizzlies.

    “We got off to a good start (and) had a good first quarter. Then we just kind of fell asleep,” said Grace head coach Rory Lloyd.

    The Grizzlies shot 60 percent from the charity stripe and 27 percent from the floor but still squeaked out the victory.

    Grace (3-1) hosts Butte County Thursday.

Girls basketball

Grace 58, Raft River 34

    The Grace Grizzlies clawed Raft River in a 58-34 pouncing Saturday night at Grace High School.

    Kate Skinner and Makenzie Windley paved the way for the Grizzlies with 16 and 18 points, respectively. But it was the Grizzlies’ defense that was the saving grace.

    “We played defense very well tonight,” said Grace head coach Kevin Smith. “We hustled and worked hard on defense, and that made our offense work very well.

    Grace (5-2) hosts Butte County Thursday.

Soda Springs 44, South Summitt 37

    The Cardinals steadily outpaced South Summitt to take third place in the Bear River Classic in a 44-37 win.

    Markee Kimball led the way for Soda Springs with 16 points and nine rebounds as the Cardinals held South Summitt to five points in the fourth quarter.

    “She played big for us,” said Soda Springs head coach Wade Schvaneveldt.

    Soda Springs (4-5) heads to Snake River Tuesday.

Firth 46, Teton 42

    Not many people in the gym pegged Firth to overcome a 22-point hole early in the second quarter as Teton began to run away with the game.

    Even Firth head coach Sharla Cook saw the hill nearly impossible to climb. But the Cougars turned things around in the second half to make the improbable 46-42 comeback over the Redskins.

    “I looked up and thought, ‘This is an insurmountable deficit to overcome,’” Cook said. “We really came out pretty flat.

    “I was proud of our kids to have an amazing third quarter. We were able to get some steals and baskets in transition.”

    Firth (7-1) takes on Ririe for a Wednesday away contest.